This year, in place of a yule log, NHL GMs appear to be clustered around the flaming wreckage of the Canadian Tire Centre. With a 12-point gap between the Ottawa Senators and the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot, a sell-off seems inevitable. Thanks in no small part to recent :gasp: honesty, star defenseman Erik Karlsson is drawing most attention, and Taylor looked at Karlsson’s fit in Dallas earlier this morning.
But there’s another name that could interest the Dallas Stars when they look at the Ottawa roster: Mike Hoffman.